Example Sentences

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Or perhaps some mental fatigue has seized him, erecting an invisible wall that has retarded his progress.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 15, 2018

This lack of shared prosperity and opportunity has retarded our social progress.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2014

Klarman says a bit of both: On balance, litigation has probably advanced the cause of gay marriage more than it has retarded it.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2013

More generally, economists differ on exactly how much the fall in housing prices has retarded the U.S. economy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2012

Let us see," said he, "I have swum above an hour, but as the wind is against me, that has retarded my speed; however, if I am not mistaken, I must be close to Tiboulen.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre